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What's behind New York's anti-gay hate crimes?
Last weekend, 32-year-old New Yorker Mark Carson was gunned down in the West Village, in what is being treated as an anti-gay hate crime.
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"This is not the place if you are dieting, looking for romantic intimacy or elitist dining." It is, however, a place for inexpensive ribs.
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The nation's big cities are riding out the first years of the post-downturn era with plenty of company - boosting their population via a youth movement.
Arrest Made In Lower East Side Bias Attack
"That's good but the attacks are terrible and I would want to know why all of a sudden there's an increase in attacks.
New Yorkers in glass houses shouldn't be surprised they were photographed | Jill Filipovic
Ask five people who have been in New York City for more than a decade what makes someone a "real" New Yorker and you'll get five different answers: if you're born here; seven years in the city; 10 years; when you're no longer fazed by celebrity sightings; when a bagel guy knows how you like your coffee and uses the perfect amount of cream cheese.
Mayor Weiner? Sexting congressman enters race to lead New York City
Anthony Weiner, the former United States congressman who resigned two years ago amid a media-catching sexting scandal, is officially running for mayor of New York City.
New York Lottery Announces Annual Sales at $7.86 Billion
The New York State Lottery announced Wednesday that it took in a total of $7.86 billion with profits of $3.5 billion for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Museum of the City of New York Announces Folk Concert, 6/20
The Museum of the City of New York today announced a star-studded line-up of musicians and writers for a special concert to benefit the upcoming exhibition Folk City.
Helen Marshall Didn't Know John Liu Was Running for Mayor
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall holds one of the most prominent elected offices in Queens.
Theatre 'Kids Go Free' Todays thru June 2013 at Madame Tussauds New York
Setting the stage as the perfect preshow for a Broadway matinee, Madame Tussauds New York is offering theatergoers free admission to the wax attraction for kids when accompanied by a full-paying adult and presentation of a Broadway show ticket.
You Don't Need Feet to Dance makes its Canadian debut
Village Voice as "sweet and inspiring," You Don't Need Feet to Danc e receives its Canadian premiere on Thursday .
Police defend officer who shot NY college student
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage.
Airbnb Stays Are Illegal In New York, Court Rules
A search for places to stay in New York City via Airbnb returns plenty of results, despite the practice of short-term rentals being found to be illegal under city and state law.
Top 5 NYC Apartment Hunting Tips
When looking for an apartment in the glorious city of New York, you'll probably hop on craigslist and search away.
NY reports crackdown on repeat drunken drivers
New York officials say their crackdown on repeat drunken drivers through new rules imposed last September has resulted in 3,164 potentially dangerous motorists being kept of the state's roadways.
"Mark Is Not Going To Die In Vain": New Yorkers Rally After Murder of Gay Man
The site where Mark Carson was shot on West 8th Street, New York. Police say the killing was a hate crime.
PBS's Koch Problem: How a Major Right-Wing Funder Undercut Key Films
Don't miss Jane Mayer's feature at The New Yorker , just posted online, on little-known story of how PBS's WNET in New York reacted in showing Alex Gibney doc Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream.
FX's 'The Strain' Taps 'Alias' Alum to Co-Star Opposite Corey Stoll
Mia Maestro will play Dr. Nora Martinez, a colleague and love interest for Ephraim Goodweather in the pilot from Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse.
Allstate Sues 6 Physicians, Medical Corporations in New York
Allstate Insurance Company is seeking to recover $3.8 million against six physicians and five medical professional corporations in its third insurance fraud lawsuit of 2013.
Vigil Held For Gay Man Murdered In New York
Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to remember Mark Carson , a 32-year-old gay Brooklyn man who was shot and killed in New York's Greenwich Village Friday in the fifth hate crime to plague the city this month.